Director, Finance Business Partner – Global Medical

Job Title: Director, Finance Business Partner – Global Medical

Location: Morristown, NJ, Cambridge, MA, Swiftwater, PA

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world.

The Director, Finance Business Partner – Global Medical will play a critical role in maximizing Medical’s impact across our growing pipeline by enabling strong financial planning, transparent performance management, and timely decision-making for an assigned Medical perimeter. This role translates Medical priorities into actionable plans, insights, and senior‑leadership materials. The specific scope supported will be defined based on business needs and may evolve over time.

We’re an R&D‑driven, AI‑powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

• Finance business partner for a defined Medical perimeter (assigned based on business priorities).
• Own planning/forecasting cadence, assumptions, and submission quality; maintain visibility to key cost drivers (e.g., headcount, run‑rate, vendor spend).

• Provide decision support through scenario planning and trade‑off analysis; surface risks/opportunities with clear recommendations.
• Build decision‑quality analyses for investments, initiatives, and scope changes (value framing, sensitivities, assumptions).

• Lead budget, forecast, and outlook for the assigned perimeter; deliver monthly performance reporting and variance insights tied to drivers and actions.
• Maintain standardized performance packs/scorecards to improve speed‑to‑insight and reduce ad‑hoc reporting.

• Partner with other supporting teams to support timely close, accurate reporting, and strong accrual/forecast discipline.
• Simplify and standardize planning/reporting processes; improve data quality and ways of working.

• Leverage analytics and planning tools to strengthen forecasting and performance transparency; promote automation and dashboarding where it adds value.

• Coordinate globally across Finance, People and Culture, Procurement, and Digital to enable integrated planning and execution; maintain a consistent operating rhythm with stakeholders.

• Ensure adherence to financial policies, internal controls, and documentation standards; support audit readiness as needed.

• Experience in FP&A, finance business partnering, or strategic finance in a complex, matrixed environment (life sciences/healthcare and/or Medical/R&D preferred).
• Strong planning/forecasting skills including driver‑based modeling and scenario analysis; able to turn ambiguity into structured plans.
• Strong executive communication skills, including preparing and presenting senior‑leadership materials.
• Strong analytical/modeling capability; comfort with reporting/analytics and planning systems (specific tools a plus).
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA/CPA preferred.
• Recommend 10+ years in business finance experience, with strong focus on financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future‑focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or a lateral move, at home or internationally.
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well‑crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high‑quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs, and at least 14 weeks’ gender‑neutral parental…